Ulery v. Jones

This was trespass, in the Macon circuit court, to recover damages for killing a buffalo bull, alleged to be the property of the plaintiff.

The defense was set out in several special pleas, the substance of which was, that as the animal was feres natures, and trespassing on defendant’s close, disturbing his cattle and annoying his family, he had a .right to kill him; and, further, that defendant was licensed and permitted, by the plaintiff, to kill the animal.

On the$e issues the cause was tried, and a verdict found for the defendant. The plaintiff appeals.

The leading facts are, briefly, these:…